Ascend to Heaven on Foot

Distant view of Mount
Jialabailei and Namjagbarwa at
the entrance to the Great Canyon

Climbing downwards from Pelung Moinba people's village along
the downstream of Parlung Zangbo River to the tip of the bend of the Great Canyon, Zhaqu,
the full distance of the journey is 30 kilometers. It is a journey of 2 days on foot. The
tourists will pass six trail bridges on the Parlung Zangbo, as well as steep cliffs and
mountain shortcuts; they will surpass a slope of 400 m in height and arrive at Zhaqu
finally; now they arrive at the heart of the largest Canyon in the world; there they can
see the horseshoe-like bend of the Yarlung Zangbo River and the bend in a straight angle
in the downstream of Parlung Zangbo River; in the meantime, they can also see the
snow-covered Mount Namjagbarwa and Jialabaiai Peak.